Etymology

Yangtse

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Today it means: A gewog of Trashi Yangtse District, Bhutan. Full definition →

Chinese 揚子 /扬子
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  1. Chinese · borrowed from揚子 /扬子
  2. English todayYangtse

An irregular romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 揚子 /扬子 (Yángzǐ) and 揚子江 /扬子江 (Yángzǐ Jiāng), q.v.

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